..Thus the dimensional structure of PTSD may be best represented by five symptom dimensions. The clinical implications of these results and implications for further refinement of extant PTSD assessment instruments are discussed. ..

Psychotherapy use in a privately insured population of patients diagnosed with a mental disorder

..This study lends support to recent concerns that the prevalence of bipolar disorder among the youth is increasing. Further research is needed to identify the underlying reasons for these observed changes...

Treatment retention among children entering a new episode of mental health care

..Differences between children who received treatment from mental health professionals and those who were treated by primary care physicians were also examined...

Prescribing practices of psychiatrists and primary care physicians caring for children with mental illness

I Harpaz-RotemYale University School of Medicine, Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, USAChild Care Health Dev 32:225-37. 2006

..At the same time, primary care physicians (PCPs) have become increasingly involved in prescribing psychotropic medications. This study compared the prescribing patterns of PCPs and psychiatrists caring for children with mental illness...

The mental health of children exposed to maternal mental illness and homelessness

The earliest memory in individuals raised in either traditional and reformed kibbutz or outside the kibbutz

Ilan Harpaz-RotemThe New School for Social Research, New York, USAMemory 13:51-62. 2005

..No gender differences were observed within each setting in the age of the earliest memory, but consistent with past research, memories reported by females were more elaborate than those reported by males...

..However, little is known about the combined impact of MSA and current homelessness on psychological distress, or about distinctive treatment preferences among homeless female veterans affected by MSA...

Latent class analysis of personality disorders in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

..This study examined its effectiveness when used with homeless women veterans with psychiatric or substance abuse problems at 11 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers that had Homeless Women Veterans Programs...

Predominant typologies of psychopathology in the United States: a latent class analysis

..001). Trauma reported at baseline, however, was not predictive of 1-year outcomes, suggesting type and frequency of trauma does not negatively affect the housing gains homeless women veterans can achieve through homeless services...

The role of coping, resilience, and social support in mediating the relation between PTSD and social functioning in veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

..Males were more likely to be offenders than females, and to be subjected to physical injuries or involved in incidents that imposed a threat to their life. Females were significantly more likely to be victimized...

Duration of pharmacotherapy with long-acting injectable risperidone in the treatment of schizophrenia